Gemstone Bar and Sterling Silver Necklace | Choose Turquoise Garnet Amazonite Labradorite Fire Opal Aquamarine Lapis Lazuli Blue Lace Agate

Gemstone Bar and Sterling Silver Necklace

Dainty sterling silver necklace with your choice of exquisite gemstone focal bar. Pick from Turquoise, Garnet, Amazonite, Labradorite, Fire Opal, Aquamarine, Mixed Gemstones, Lapis Lazuli, or a Blue Lace Agate drop.

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Gemstones Used

Turquoise has been valued across time and cultures, and its name derives from “Turkish Stone.” Tibetans thought it to symbolize the infinity of the heavens and seas, and Native Americans, protection against negative forces. It was particularly revered in the time of Zoroaster in Persia, and further east, it was often framed by pearls to protect against the “evil eye.” It was quite popular in fashion jewelry of the Biedermeier period in Germany and the Victorian era in Great Britain, and remains today one of the most widely known and respected gemstones.

Amazonite dates back as far as 10th century BC. It was carved by ancient Egyptians into important texts and used by Brazilian warrior women to adorn their shields. Confused interpretations and misleading history has the origins of this prismatic gemstone at the Amazon River Basin in South America. However, there are no deposits there at all! A member of the Feldspar family and found in volcanic rocks and pegmatites, this beautiful bluish green stone, even if not originally from the Amazon, is definitely amazing!

Labradorite, or spectrolith, is a recently discovered gemstone and was first described near the close of the 18th century. First found on Labrador, a peninsula in Canada, it quickly became renowned for its dazzling display of prismatic colors within a smoky haze of gray. Thought to encourage the imagination, the colors are formed by densely packed thin layers of potassium feldspar. Because of its relative youth in the known mineral kingdom, there is little myth surrounding this incredible stone. But when one gazes upon the softly shifting colors, we know ancient peoples' would be just as inspired as us and can imagine the legends that might have been passed through the centuries.

Aquamarine is a specific stone in the Beryl family, and according to legend, originates in a mermaid's tiny treasure chest. Beryl is highly prized and has been known since ancient Mesopotamia. It is said to be the 8th stone in the walls of a “New Jerusalem.” In the Middle Ages, Beryl was important for the healing arts and was even polished to become spectacles. While most Beryl is colorless, yellow or green, the Aquamarine Beryl features a glorious blue and evokes the sacred immensity of sea and sky.